Best Cover/Remix Ever.Music

[Shannon]

My votes go to:

Metallica - Turn the Page (John English cover) or Tool - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin cover).

 

[Rockzilla]

The Ataris - Boys of Summer

 

[Klonie Gun]

I have two of the best ones.

Cover:

Fear Factory - Digimortal

Remix Album:

Fear Factory - Fear Is The Mindkiller

Well put and period

 

[Cano]

aah, this thread is cool. I'll abuse of it, because I, along with some firend make a program at the school's radio station, and the only music we air are covers, remixes and rare live versions of songs, so it will be a cool guide. for starters, Im loooking that no quarter cover by tool right now thanks for the tip.
now, for some cool covers and remixes, lets see.
one of the best I have ever heard has to be Pearl Jam and oasis doing The beatles' "daytripper". cool
Ella Fitzgerald singing "its been a hard days night" is also awesome.
the zero 7 remix of Lenny Kravitz's "if you cant say no" is awesome too.
I dont know if anyone knows tis, but Led Zeppelin's Whole lotta love" is a cover by itself, from an old Willie Dixon blues. Cant quit you baby is also a dixon cover. Babe Im gonna leave you, you shook me, bring it on home and when the leeve breaks are also covers from old blues songs by different artists. Led Zeppelin just brought them to light. speaking of Led Zeppelin, the Frank Zappa cover to "stairway to heaven", in reggae, with jimmy page's solo executed exatly the same, by the complete selection of metals is a masterpiece.
the Flaming lips cover to Killye minogue's "cant get you out of my head" rules too. I'll mention more later, when I dig up more. (:

Cano

 

[vat_man]

Couple off the top of my head:
Eddie Vedder's cover of Victoria Willams' "Crazy Mary"
Cowboy Junkies' cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane", which would go close to being the best cover of all time - even Lou himself said it was far better than his original.

 

[Delphic Reason]

Originally posted by Shannon
My votes go to:

Metallica - Turn the Page (John English cover) or Tool - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin cover).

Shannon, you beat me to it. No Quarter gets my vote, for the all time best cover. I also like the Mushroomhead cover of some Seal song (I can't remember the name).

 

[Delphic Reason]

Originally posted by Klonie Gun
I have two of the best ones.

Cover:

Fear Factory - Digimortal

Remix Album:

Fear Factory - Fear Is The Mindkiller

Well put and period

I love FF, I'll have to check those out.

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by silviadrifter
Shannon, you beat me to it. No Quarter gets my vote, for the all time best cover. I also like the Mushroomhead cover of some Seal song (I can't remember the name).

Of course I beat you to it. I made the thread...

 

[Delphic Reason]

Originally posted by Shannon
Of course I beat you to it. I made the thread...

I know, but as soon as I saw the thread, I was like "Sweet, I know the perfect song for this thread". Then I come in here, and I see you already posted it. Anyway, good choice.

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by silviadrifter
I know, but as soon as I saw the thread, I was like "Sweet, I know the perfect song for this thread". Then I come in here, and I see you already posted it. Anyway, good choice.

 

[Jugend]

Teenage Fanclub - Don't cry no tears, Original by Neil Young

 

[Ethix101]

Guns & Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan?)

Metallica - Turn the Page (already mentioned, but awesome)

Pennywise - Surfin' USA (Beach Boys?)

Guster - Mrs Robinson (Simon and Garfunkel?)

Incubus & Big Pun - Still not a Playa (remix of Big Pun song)

EDIT:
Dope - You Spin Me Round (some 80's band)
Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (again..some 80's band)



-Mark

 

[milefile]

Originally posted by vat_man

Cowboy Junkies' cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane", which would go close to being the best cover of all time - even Lou himself said it was far better than his original.

Most definiately. The "la la" part of that song gives me goosebumps.

Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover of Hendrix' "Come On". I'd also have to put this one in the "Songs that make me want to speed" thread.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by Cano
Frank Zappa cover to "Stairway to heaven", in reggae, with jimmy page's solo executed exatly the same, by the complete selection of [horns] is a masterpiece.

I saw him do that, live, having never heard his version before. During the buildup to the solo, Zappa sort of strolled out to center stage, as if to take the spotlight. Exactly when I expected him to just destroy the original Page solo, they killed the lights on the front part of the stage and lit up the horn section, who played the solo note for note. It was way cool. Zappa also does a great version of the Allman Brother's "Whipping Post" on Them Or Us.

On a Zeppelin cover theme, I have to nominate the entire Un-led-ed album by Dread Zeppelin. The standout track is probably "Heartbreaker", rendered with a reggae beat, horns, and an Elvis impersonator mixing the original lyrics with the verses to "Heartbreak Hotel".

Originally posted by vat_man
Cowboy Junkies' cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane", which would go close to being the best cover of all time - even Lou himself said it was far better than his original.

Not to mention their cover of Patsy Kline's "Walking After Midnight" from the same album, which gives me goosebumps every single time I hear it.

Another cover/reinterpretation I'll nominate for greatness is Devo's cover of the Stones classic "Satisfaction", from Are We Not Men? Just great! Another Devo cover that's almost as good is their version of Alain Toussaint's "Working In A Coalmine".

Last but not least, and just to be a bit random, I also heartily recommend Love And Rockets' cover of the Temptations' "Ball Of Confusion".

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Hmm. A good vein of work to go with here.

Covers
Gun's version of Cameo's Word Up was much better than the original.
Muse's version of Feeling Good (Nina Simone?) makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, which the original doesn't.

Remixes
Thrillseekers' remix of Chicane's Saltwater is an exercise in how to make a good track awesome.
Oakenfold's remix of U2's Even Better than the Real Thing is legendary.
RunDMC's reworking of Aerosmith's Walk This Way rocks, too.

There are lots more, but none are springing to mind at the moment.

 

[daan]

Whisky in the jar - Thin Lizzy
Whisky in the jar - Metallica
Live and let die - Guns & Roses
Sails of charon - Yngwie Malmsteen
Child in time - Yngwie Malmsteen

Originally posted by GilesGuthrie
Gun's version of Cameo's Word Up was much better than the original.

Fantastic song!

Listening to it now. What happened to Gun? They went all rubbish after Swagger.

One thing that really annoys me is when a cover is done exactly the same as the original. What's the point? Whether I like it or not, at least do it different.

 

[911_Carrera]

I thought that Smooth Criminal was a lot better on the Alien Ant Farm cover.

 

[Ethix101]

Originally posted by 911_Carrera
I thought that Smooth Criminal was a lot better on the Alien Ant Farm cover.

Seriously? I liked the AAF cover, but I don't think it's as good as the original. MJ's version also had an awesome video to go with it.


-Mark

 

[Solid Lifters]

"You Really Got Me" by Van Halen. Originally by The Kinks.

 

[Rossell]

This isn't really related to best cover and remixes because I haven't heard it but I think its worth checking out.

Richard Cheese - Tuxcity and Lounge Against The Machine. Both these albums take most new metal tracks and cover them them in the lounge music style. From Guerrilla Radio to Toxicity.

Many may scoff but it has to be heard. I'm still trying to find it.

 

[emad]

Run DMC - Walk This Way
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Home
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Crossroads
Puff Daddy - Been Around The World
Big Pun - Livin La Vida Loca (a cool song - not the best but still cool)
The Prizefighters remix of Rap Superstar
Eminem's Remix of Cry Me a River

The best of the best of the best:
Big Pun/DMX/Cash Money's remix of Wannbe Baller (originally by Lil Troy)

 

[Klostrophobic]

I'll second Love and Rocket's cover of Ball Of Confusion.

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Fear Factory - Cars

 

[emad]

Hmm...I forgot the Hendrix one

 

[Cano]

Originally posted by neon_duke
I saw him do that, live, having never heard his version before. During the buildup to the solo, Zappa sort of strolled out to center stage, as if to take the spotlight. Exactly when I expected him to just destroy the original Page solo, they killed the lights on the front part of the stage and lit up the horn section, who played the solo note for note. It was way cool. Zappa also does a great version of the Allman Brother's "Whipping Post" on Them Or Us.

On a Zeppelin cover theme, I have to nominate the entire Un-led-ed album by Dread Zeppelin. The standout track is probably "Heartbreaker", rendered with a reggae beat, horns, and an Elvis impersonator mixing the original lyrics with the verses to "Heartbreak Hotel".

O_O oh, eff you... now I hate you and envy you at the same time.
and by golly, you DO know the Un-led-ed album!!! COOL!! I have that one. its A-MA-ZING. indeed I second that. the entire disc is awesome. I also like the most Heartbreaker. but the entire CD is an incredible tribute to led zeppelin.
and on the note of "reggae" tributes, if you like pink floyd, you will LOVE the reggae cover to the complete album "dark side of the moon" that Easy Star all stars makes, also, in reggae. the CD is called "dub side of the moon" and its even COOLER than the un-led-ed one. this one is also amaaaaazing. really.

Cano

 

[StevieMo]

Johnny Cash - Hurt is probably my all time favourite. The video is great too.

 

[Joey D]

all the Metaliica covers, So What is great song too. If you haven't heard it download it.

 

[Event]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover of the Ohio Players' Love Rollercoaster

I also like Marylin Manson's cover of Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. very good!

don't flame me about bringing this thread up. I seacrhed. I was about to post a new thread, but I found an existing one.

 

[gtavcfan]

Hey Dudes, I've got a few to share:

Motley Crue:
Smokin' in the Boy's Room (Originally by Brownsville Station)
Helter Skelter (Originally by the Beattles)
Jailhouse Rock (Originally by Elvis Presley)
Anarchy in the UK (Originally by the Sex Pistols)--Megadeth also made this cover.

Slayer: (Basically all of the Undisputed Attitude Album)
Disintegration/Free Money (Original by Verbal Abuse)
Verbal Abuse/Leeches (Originally by Verbal Abuse)
Abolish Government/Superficial Love (Original by Tsol)
Guilty of Beign White (Original by Minor Threat)
I Hate You (Original by Verbal Abuse)
Filler/Don't Wanna Hear It (Original by Verbal Abuse)
Spitiual Law (Original by DI)
Mr. Freeze (???Original by Kyle Toucher???)
Violent Pacification (Original by D.R.I.)
Richard Hung Himself (Original by D.I.)
I'm Gonna Be Your God (Original by Iggy and the Stooges)


Those are the ones I know from memory right now.

 

[Ev0]

Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Voodoo Child
Johnny Cash - In My Life (Beatles cover)
Cream - Crossroads (Robert Johnson cover)
Rush - Crossroads (A cover of the cover listed above)
Rush - Summertime Blues
Tool - No Quarter
Fear Factory - Cars (Thanks to Klos for reminding me about this great song)

That's all for now.

 

[Flerbizky]

When the word Remix came up, only ONE song sprung to mind :

Prodigy : Firestarter - Empirion Mix...